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1 John 3:4-6 KJV
1 John · chapter 3 · verses 4–6
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.1 John 3:4-6 · King James Version
1 John 3:4-6 in context
2Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
3And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
4Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
5And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
6Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.
7Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
8He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Commentary
Cross references
- 1 John 5:17
- Romans 3:20
- Romans 4:15
- Numbers 15:31
- 2 Corinthians 12:21
- 1 John 3:8-9
- Daniel 9:11
- James 2:9-11
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
- Hebrews 9:28
- 1 Peter 3:18
- 1 Peter 2:24
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressethanomiathe condition of without law, because ignorant of it, because of violating it, contempt…G458 →
- committethpoieōto make, with the names of things made, to produce, construct, form, fashion, etc., to be…G4160 →
- manifestedphaneroōto make manifest or visible or known what has been hidden or unknown, to manifest…G5319 →
- Whosoeverpasindividually, each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything…G3956 →
- abidethmenōto remain, abide, in reference to place, to sojourn, tarry, not to depart, to continue to…G3306 →
- sinnethhamartanōto be without a share in, to miss the mark, to err, be mistaken, to miss or wander from…G264 →
- knownginōskōto learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel, to become known, to…G1097 →
- knoweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
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The apostle, having alleged the believer's obligation to purity from his hope of heaven, and of communion with Christ in glory at the day of his appearance, now proceeds to fill his own mouth and the believer's mind with multiplied arguments against sin, and all communion with the impure unfruitful works of darkness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-10